§ 7½-2. Definitions.

The following definitions apply to this chapter:

Act means the Uniform Video Services Local Franchise Act, being Act 480 of the Public Acts of 2007, MCL 484.3301 and following, as amended from time to time.

Claims shall have the meaning set forth in section 7½-6.

Facilities means the lines, equipment and other facilities of a permittee which use or occupy the public right-of-way in the delivery of video services in the city.

Franchise agreement means the franchise agreement entered into or possessed by a video service provider with the city as required by section 3(1) of the Act, if it is the standardized, uniform form of franchise agreement established by the MPSC.

Manager means the city manager or his or her designee.

Metro Act permit means a permit to use the public right-of-way issued by the city under sections 7¾-4 and 7¾-5 after a provider's application for same to the city as set forth in such sections.

Metro authority shall have the same meaning as "authority" in the Metro Act.

MPSC means the Michigan Public Service Commission, and shall have the same meaning as the term "commission" in the Act and the Metro Act.

Permittee means a video service provider with a currently valid franchise agreement but without a currently valid Metro Act permit.

(1)

Upon applying to the city for and then obtaining a Metro Act permit from the city a video service provider is not a permittee and is no longer required to comply with this chapter. A video service provider is also not a permittee and is not required to comply with this chapter if it and the city enter into a voluntary franchise agreement as described in subsection 7½-19(b).

Person means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, governmental entity, or any other legal entity.

Public right-of-way shall have the same meaning as in the Act.

Street construction and street resurfacing shall have the meanings set forth in subsection 7½-5(I).

Video service shall have the same meaning as in the Act.

Video service provider shall have the same meaning as in the Act.

(Ord. No. 2015-13, 5-11-15)